Middle School Curriculum
Pender County Schools offers a comprehensive curriculum that aligns with state standards and provides both academics and co-curricular courses (Encore, Electives, etc.). Middle school curriculum is intended to provide foundational skills for more specific pathways in high school which identify with students' post high school plans.
Evaluation of Student Progress
Grades 6-8 students use the formative/summative 70/30 weighted scale
Summative assessments -weighted 70% of the student’s grade.
Formative assessments-weighted 30% of the student's grade.
The minimum grade assigned for any individual formative and/or summative assessments will be 40.
Numerical grade spans
A=100-90
B=89-80
C=79-70
D=69-60
F=59-40